Bracelet.



N0.. 783,626. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

A. EKLUND.

BRACELET. APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 15. 1904.

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' Sintes j ALEXANDER 'EKLUNLL OF APPLICBORO, MASSA(lllUSlCTlTS, AiflfilG-NOR T() J. F. SIURDYS SONS, OF APTLEBURO, MASBACI'I'USEFLS, CUPARTNERS.

SPEGIFCATION forming part of Letters letent No. 783,626, dated. February 28, 1905.

Application filed October l5, 1904. Serial No. 228,495.

To ftZ L11/wmf '/z mM/y @o7/,eclats tiemities with Curved ribs f7 and slidably eille it known that l, ALEXANDER EKLUND, a gage the ribs ol the tongue c. ln order to citizen of the United States, residing at Attlepreventdisengagemci'it and limit the excessive boro, in thecounty oi BristolandState of Mastravel ol the tongue c, a stud /t is placed in- 5 sachusetts, have invented certain new and usetermediate tlicribs l on eachside ol thel'longuc 50 ful Improvements in Bracelets, oi" which the and registers in a slot in one ol: the ribs y; ol 'following is a specification, reference being the bearing-blocks e and j'. lhe bearinghad therein to the accompanying drawings. blocks e and f may be made ol one piece, il

My invention relates to concealedjoint preferred. y io bracelets, and has for its objects the ends coin- Referring now to the fastening means of in v 55 inonly sought in this class oi bracelets, but bracelet, there is pivotally mounted at its inmorc particularly to provide a joint which, ner extremity upon a pin j in the lree end of though concealed, discloses no gap when the the wing a latch above which is an orilice bracelet is extended and is not liable to the in the lnacelet-section. ln the correspondn 'I5 fracture incident to pivot-pins and hinges, ing end oi the wing d isan opei'iing la, adapt 60 also to lurnish a novel and el'licient conceaied ed to receive the latch, and in the rear oli means for joining the `free ends ol the bracewhich is a blocliw, supporting a llat spring n letavings. with a slightly-curved extrei'iiity. This spring To the above ends my invention consists in is adapted to guide and retain latch f upward 2O the novel coi'istruction and combination ol into engagement with theshoulder y, `lornicd 65 parts hereinafter described, and illustrated in b v the orilice m iii the extremity olE the wing (fr. the accompanying drawings, wherein- 'lio disengago the catch ol my bracelet, the Figure l is a side elevation ol a coiiiplote wearer inserts a pin or othersharpimplement bracelet embodying my invention, showing in into the opening l and lorces the latch 'dowirbroken lines the position ot' the joint; Figs. wardlgv against the tension ol spring o, which 7o 2 and 3, vertical longituiflinal sections oi the yielding ti'ees the latch from the shoidder y llree ends ol'I the wings disengaged; Fig. et, a and forces the wings or sections asunder, as similar section wolt the same engaged; lliiig. 5, shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

a transverse section ot' the braeeleton linea/iff Having described my inveiition, what l 30 olE llig. l; Fig. (5, a rear elevation ol the braceclaim is A- 7 5 let, showing' the outer shell broken awayv from il. A bracelet comprising a plurality oliseethe back oi' the joint; Fig. 7, a side elevation tions hinged together, the hinge consistingol' ol the tongue, and Fig. 8 aside elevation ol an intereiigagmg tongue and bearing-blocks inner lace oll one oi' the bearingdili'iclis. within the ends olvl the adjoining sections, and 35 Lilie relcrence-letters indicate like parts means intermediate the tongue and bearing- So throughout the views. blocks lor limiting the travel olI the tongue t/ly braceletcomprises two hollow sections whereby a concealed joint entirely within the or wings ab. A tongue c is soldered or othei'- sections is pri'ivided. wise lixed within the end oli the wing' rt and 2. A braceletcomprisingapluralitjfY ol holn fi-O is provided upon each side of its extreniities low sections hinged together, said hinge conr with parallel ribs d, semicireularly disposethas sisting ot' a tongue l'ixed within the end ol one shown in Fig. 7. Bearing-blocl s e and f are section and provided upon each side ol its exsecu red by solder or other appropriate means tremities with parallel ribs seniicircularljT disin the end ot' the section lhese bloelis are posed, and bearing-blocks secured within the 45 provided upon the inner faces oli their exadjacentend oll the adjoining section and pro 9o vided upon the inner faces of theill extrenii- In testimony whereof I have affixed my sig'- ties with curved ribs slidablyongaged with the nature in presence of two witnesses. ribs of the tongue and confining the lutter, one

of said ribs of the bearing-blocks being` pro- ALEXANDER EIXLUND' 5 vided with a slot and a stud intermediate the iitnesses:

ribs of the tongue and registering' with said HoRATIo E. BuLLoWS,

slot. VILLIAM S. BROWN. 

